Lauren Goodger has revealed she’d like to homeschool daughter Larose in the future, admitting she finds the process ‘beautiful’.
The TOWIE star, 37, shares her two-year-old daughter with ex Charles Drury and revealed it’s not always ‘been easy’ co-parenting, particularly given the distance between them as Charles lives 3.5 hours away.
In an exclusive chat with MailOnline, Lauren revealed that she’s been thinking ahead to the future and whether it would be best to homeschool Larose or the traditional method.
Keen to dispel the myths surrounding homeschool, Lauren shared: ‘I would love to homeschool Larose, and I’m never gonna say never.
‘It’s a lifestyle change, it’s not just you at home. You go out with other mums and tutors and do days out to museums. You teach them things that you don’t learn in school.’
Lauren Goodger has revealed she’d like to homeschool her two-year-old daughter Larose in the future, admitting she finds the process ‘beautiful’
In an exclusive chat with MailOnline, Lauren revealed that she’s been thinking ahead to the future and whether it would be best to homeschool Larose or the traditional method (pictured at home)
Lauren continued: ‘Obviously, they have to do curriculum but you can do that with a tutor at home or online.
‘On nice days we’d go on adventure. But I do that anyway, we go to the farm or we book a day out at the zoo, I’m never indoors.
‘So homeschooling isn’t just sitting indoors at school. It’s meeting other groups. Its socialising with other kids. It’s actually the opposite to what people think and I think it’s beautiful.’
More than 90,000 children are being homeschooled in England, figures revealed last month suggest, amid a post-lockdown boom in parents keeping their kids at home.
Estimates by the Department for Education (DfE) indicate that around 92,000 children were in elective home education (EHE) in autumn last year, compared with 80,900 in 2022.
Lauren’s views on homeschooling came as she revealed how she and Charles have been making co-parenting work for the sake of their daughter.
The reality star opened up about their unusual family setup as she explained that they have remained friends after going through unimaginable trauma together.
Lauren and Charles welcomed Larose in July 2021 and three months later she fell pregnant with their second child.
She gave birth to their daughter Lorena in July 2022, but her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck and she tragically lost her life.
On the day of Lorena’s funeral, Charles was accused of attacking Lauren. The pair split shortly afterwards.
The TOWIE star, 37, shares her two-year-old daughter with ex Charles Drury and revealed it’s not always ‘been easy’ co-parenting
Charles was charged with assault and engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his ex, which he denied.
The case was dropped earlier this year after Lauren withdrew her support for the case, meaning a not guilty verdict was recorded for both charges.
Now Lauren has admitted it hasn’t been easy with Charles but they’re now in a good place and have been doing everything in their daughter’s best interests.
Being pragmatic in her approach to co-parenting, Lauren explained: ‘It has not been easy, but we’re at a place at the minute where it is running smoothly. Charles sees Larose very regularly.
‘It’s a lot of travelling for me because he lives 3.5 hours away, and I meet him in the middle. It’s not ideal but it is what it is.’
Over the years Lauren and Charles’ turbulent relationship has been well documented, with the couple splitting and reconciling several times and Charles accused of infidelity.
Yet they have worked through their issue to put their daughter first, with Lauren adding: ‘We’re at a good place at the minute. We’re friends.
‘We’re making it work because the priority is Larose. She sees us both equally, and that’s what I don’t want to change.
‘Regardless of the situation of our relationship, I would never stop her seeing her dad.’
Lauren gave birth to their second daughter Lorena in July 2022, but her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck and she tragically lost her life
Discussing their unconventional family set up, Lauren shared: ‘I think when you have a child, everybody’s like “You’ve got to be married” but it doesn’t always work out that way.
‘Obviously, in an ideal world, you’re married, you have more kids, you stay together. But this day and age, it just doesn’t really happen.
‘I wouldn’t go back in time and change anything because whatever’s meant to be, is meant to be and I’m so grateful I’ve got Larose out of it.’
She has now been embracing single life but revealed she would like to settle down in the future and hopes to give Larose a sibling.
Lauren admitted: I would like another child but I’m not looking for a man and all that right now.
‘I’ve got a lot of work to do myself. I’ve just come back to the show, working again with TOWIE, so it’s baby steps.
‘I would probably have more children but I can’t think of anything worse then being in a relationship right now!
‘It’s also such a big deal because Larose comes first. It’s going to take time to bring another man into my life, our life. But I will when the time is right.
‘I’m just doing my thing. I don’t need a relationship, I’m quite content.
‘I also haven’t dated as a mum, it’s going to be different. When she’s staying with her dad, that would be my time.’
Having now changed her approach to dating, she shared: ‘I fall in love very quickly and that can be a disaster!
‘Normally I move in after two weeks, and that’s “yeah, yeah, it’s great”, I’m 100 miles an hour. But I’m slowing down now and I’ll meet someone the right way.’
Speaking about she plays a role in her relationships, Lauren laughed: ‘I’m a good girlfriend! I am very old fashioned. I’m very loyal and I’m faithful.
‘I’ve got a big heart, but there’s loads of layers to me and it takes me a while to open up.’
Last week, Lauren returned to the show that made her a household name, TOWIE, 14 years on from being a permanent castmember.
Last week, Lauren returned to the show that made her a household name, TOWIE, 14 years on from being a permanent castmember
The TOWIE cast in 2011: Back Row – Kirk Norcross, Billie Faiers, Joey Essex, Lucy Mecklenburgh, James Argent James Argent and Lydia Bright. Seated – Harry Derbidge, Sam Faiers, Mark Wright, Lauren Goodger and Jessica Wright
Revealing how it feels being back on the programme, she admitted: ‘It’s like I never left! It’s different this time round obviously because I’m a mum but it’s like learning how to drive, you never forget once you’re back in the driving seat!’
Lauren’s long-awaited return to TOWIE hasn’t just been a treat for fans but herself, as she admits: ‘I forgot who I was but everyone at work has made me feel really special. I just feel really popular at the minute!
‘I’ve not come back to cause any drama, I’m here to be the mother and the big sister… I’m juggling a lot at the moment but life is good.’
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Lauren Goodger’s romance history
Mark Wright: 2003-2011
Lauren found fame on The Only Way Is Essex while in an on-off, eight and a half-year relationship with ex-fiancé Mark Wright.
First love: Lauren and Mark pictured in 2011
Their tumultuous relationship was filled with infidelity on Mark’s part, trust issues, and tensions between Lauren and his family.
The couple cut off their engagement in May 2011, just five months after his proposal, and the presenter went on to marry actress Michelle Keegan, 33, in 2015.
Lauren later revealed she had an abortion at the age of 20 after the couple decided they weren’t ready to become parents.
She told OK! in 2011: ‘I did think I was pregnant. I’m not on the pill and haven’t been for a little while, just because of my cells, not because I was planning a baby and thank God we didn’t.
‘I was late once and I think it was the stress of what was going on. I’ve been pregnant before with his baby but I chose not to have it. I was only 20. No one knows except my close family.’
Jake McLean: 2012-2016
After splitting from Mark, the media personality dated Jake McLean, 33, on and off for four years – from 2012 until May 2016 – with Lauren suffering a miscarriage during their relationship
Jailbird ex: The influencer pictured with Jake in 2013
The TV star discovered she had lost the unborn child while appearing as a contestant on ITV talent show Dancing On Ice in 2013, and later admitted she has little choice but to ‘carry on.’
Discussing the loss on Channel 5 show In Therapy in 2017, she said: ‘I was on a TV show that was quite intense. I had to try and perform when I was quite far gone. It didn’t last.’
Lauren and Jake split for the first time later that year before rekindling their romance in 2015.
Shortly after their final split in May 2016, Lauren told OK! of her former jailbird ex: ‘I fell out of love with him. I know some people say you wake up one day and things click, but that didn’t happen to me; it was a gradual thing.
‘The relationship was quite hard. I felt like I was the one doing everything and putting the effort in. I’m at the age where I’d like to have children but Jake isn’t the sort of man I’d want to do it with.’
Jake was jailed for three-and-a-half years after conning his way into a mother’s house two days before Christmas in 2006, overpowering her before a masked gang ran in and raided the family home.
In July 2022, Jake died at the age of 33 in a car crash in Turkey where he was holidaying with his TOWIE star girlfriend Yazmin Oukhellou.
JOEY MORRISION: 2016-2018
The TV star struck up a relationship with another convict, Joey Morrison, but the couple went their separate ways two years later, in 2018, despite Lauren waiting for him while he served time behind bars.
Bad boy: The TV star and convict Joey pictured in 2017
Joey, 31, was given a 16-year prison sentence for a violent offence but was released after nine years – Lauren and Joey split close to his release date.
In 2019, Lauren opened up about her two year romance with Joey, who was sentenced for drug related crimes, saying: ‘My ex was my biggest mistake. I wasted two years when I could have been dating. I wish I hadn’t waited for him to come out.’
Writing previously in new! magazine of her relationship with Joey, she said: ‘I regret giving two and a half years of my life to someone who was in jail only for him to come out and not be what I thought.
‘I thought we were going to get a house, get married and have kids. I regret the time I’ve wasted.’
Charles Drury: 2020-2022
In October 2020, Lauren teased she was dating a mystery man, who was soon to be identified as Charles Drury, 23.
Inseparable: Lauren and Charles pictured in 2020
The amateur footballer and builder littered his social media account with images of his girlfriend.
Sharing his thoughts on their romance, Charles previously gushed: ‘The story of you & me is my favourite because it’s happening so naturally.’
The couple announced they were expecting their first child together, Larose, just three months after going public with their relationship.
They went on to have a second baby, with Loran announcing she was pregnant in January 2022.
Lorena passed away shortly after her birth in June 2022 after 10 doctors fought to save her life when she was born with two knots in her umbilical cord, tied around her neck.
Lauren’s partner has a history of dating older women, having previously enjoyed a brief fling with former glamour model Katie Price, 42, in 2019.
While the pair first split in November 2021 amid claims he was cheating, they reunited in early in 2022 after Lauren fell pregnant but they went their separate ways soon after.
Lauren was allegedly assaulted on the day of her baby’s funeral. Charles was later arrested and bailed following the incident.
